The fifth annual Central Mass. Longboard Festival was held Aug. 15, 16, and 17, the largest such event on the East Coast. SEE STORY
Alicia Fillback flies through the downhill course on Old LIttleton Road.
The shirt says it all.
Eddie Henriquez hangs in the air during the mini ramp event.
Longboarding is not for the faint of heart as Nick Bratko and another unidentified boarder with missing front teeth can attest.
Dan Carriero, originally from Sterling, rides along the edge of the mini ramp. Carriero took first place in the contest.
David Swider of Still River catches air off a ramp.
Mike Girard (center, with microphone) announces winners of a heat in the slide jam contest.
Carmen Sutra of Portland, Ore., balances her ride on a 4-inch ramp.
EMTs Rob Williams (left) and Will Sennott wait for the ambulance to transport injured boarder Emily Pross (center). Most of the day’s injuries were far less serious, with the most treated ailment being “road rash.”
Laura Nocka of Harvard glides downhill contemplating her next trick at the slide jam on Old Schoolhouse Road.
Stephan Vera (left) and an unidentified boarder pull off a double jump. (Photo by Sam Jackson)
